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Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, PMB, Nigeria

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• Research Article   
  Synergistic Effect of Acacia senegalensis and Kigelia africana on Vaginal Candida albicans
  Author(s): Muhammed Rabiu Sahal* and Saeed Aisha Mohammed
  
  Background: Plant extracts with medicinal values have been used to treat many diseases that can be bacterial, fungal or parasitic among many others. Plants with medicinal value produce certain chemical element known as phytochemicals that have antimicrobial activity. These plants extracts are considered potential source of new antimicrobial agents, serving as alternatives to conventional drugs that the microorganisms have develop resistance to Candida albicans is yeast that is mainly found in the mucosal cavity of the vagina and the intestinal tract as a normal microbiota but it can cause systematic infection in immunocompromised individuals. Objective: This study was aimed at determining the synergistic effect of Acacia senegalensis and Kigelia africana leaves extracts against Candida albicans isolated from.. View More»
  

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